Hurricane Rated Sliding Door Tracks

Hurricane rated sliding door tracks and rollers are what really differentiate manufacturers and are often overlooked. From a distance, most sliding doors look very similar on a house, but living in the home you are interacting with them every day. Are they a seamless transition—or are they wide series of channels collecting dirt and filling with water every time it rains?

5' x 10' panels weigh over 500 pounds each. How hard are they to roll? After a few years, most rollers start to deform under the weight and get harder to roll. Having to put your whole body into opening a door is not a pleasant experience.

I once heard a story from a homeowner who was puzzled by her cat leaving wet paw prints on the floor inside the house when it rained. She finally realized the tracks filled with rainwater when the panels staggered to the outside. Most hurricane-rated sliding door tracks are designed to fill and weep—so you’ll see them fill up if you don’t have an overhang.

More manufacturers are testing flush tracks for hurricane performance, but they all have very different features that add a lot of cost due to the engineering and take extensive planning.

Hurricane Rated Sliding Door Tracks